The storm clouds continue to gather around England. Having escaped Melbourne’s daily drizzle for sunnier Queensland, in an otherwise dreamy week the forecast for Brisbane on Tuesday – the day of their crucial T20 World Cup Super 12 match against New Zealand – is absolutely filthy. The hope is that, as is predicted, the clouds lift in mid-afternoon, and the players’ performance levels rise with them.
England have toiled through much of their opening two matches, and probably the only players who can claim to have played well in both games are Moeen Ali and Liam Livingstone. Like the Australian sun however they have hardly had time to shine, facing 22 and 23 balls respectively. England are rightly determined to use them less sparingly in future.
